Daniel Auteuil

Actor, Director, Singer

This offbeat-looking player with a piercing gaze, is perhaps best known in the USA for his galvanizing, heavily made-up performance as Yves Montand's buffoonish and pathetic nephew Ugolin in Claude Berri's diptych "Jean ... Read more »

This offbeat-looking player with a piercing gaze, is perhaps best known in the USA for his galvanizing, heavily made-up performance as Yves Montand's buffoonish and pathetic nephew Ugolin in Claude Berri's diptych "Jean de Florette" (1985) and "Manon of the Spring" (1986). Hailed by Toronto Sun critic Bruce Kirkland as "the most underappreciated French actor of his generation," Daniel Auteuil is equally at home portraying contemporary figures or historical personages. He combines the skill and grace of a leading man with the wide range of a character player and regardless of the material, proves completely compelling.

Acted on stage in "Woyzeck"

Delivered a strong performance as a violin maker who competes with his boss for the affections of a musician in Claude Sautet's "Un Coeur en hiver"

1989

Portrayed a businessman whose yogurt empire is on the verge of collapse whose black cleaning lady comes to his assistance in "Romuald et Juliette/Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed"

1986

Turned down one of the leading roles in the farce "Trois hommes et un couffin/Three Men and a Cradle" in order to play the role of Ugolin in Claude Berri's films, "Jean de Florette" and "Manon des Sources", opposite future wife Emmanuelle Beart

1984

First film opposite future wife Emmanuelle Beart, "L'amour en douce/Love on the Quiet"

1982

Appeared in the sequel, "Les Sous-doues en vacances/The Under-Gifted on Vacation", directed by Zidi